Brightline’s California counterpart cinches bondholder extension

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How debtors are bending Brazil's mediation stay into a creditor shield

The pre-insolvency injunction Brazil designed to catalyze mediation is being stretched into something else — a stay imposed on creditors the Bankruptcy Law was meant to leave alone, often with no restructuring plan behind it. How far courts allow that stretch to go will define whether the country's mediation-led restructuring regime is a genuine cultural shift or a new front in an old litigation habit, sources told 9fin.

10 Aug 2026

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Electronic Arts — Merger sets 4 August close with all regulatory approvals in hand, as noteholder standoff nears defeasance test

Electronic Arts disclosed in a Form 8-K filed on 30 July 2026 that, as of that date, "all regulatory approvals required to complete the Merger have been obtained," and that it expects the $55bn leveraged buyout to close "on or about the close of trading on August 4, 2026," subject to the satisfaction or waiver of remaining customary closing conditions.

30 Jul 2026

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Aston Martin — When the restricted group becomes the new battleground

Sponsors are upping the ante in response to lenders’ push to tighten documentation with successive liability management blockers.

30 Jul 2026

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Apollo shelves Graanul refinancing plan

Apollo has paused new refinancing plans for Estonian wood pellets producer Graanul Invest (B3/B-/B-), market sources told 9fin.

29 Jul 2026

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London court grants convening order for Arxada scheme

A London court made a convening order on Swiss chemicals company Arxada today (27 July) setting the scene for a scheme of arrangement. The company received over 75% consent for the restructuring of its debt liabilities from both secured and unsecured creditors, as 9fin reported.

27 Jul 2026

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EA tender offer windows compress toward potential close as FSR review nears decision point

Oak-Eagle AcquireCo announced on 15 July 2026 a fourth extension of its tender offer and consent solicitation for the Electronic Arts $750m 1.85% senior notes due 2031 and $750m 2.95% senior notes due 2051, pushing the expiration to 30 July and the settlement date to 4 August.

23 Jul 2026